Nova Singers and friends will present their "Out of the Ordinary Broadway Concert" on Saturday, June 7 at 4 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 1600-20th Street, Rock Island, Illinois and on Sunday, June 8 at 4 p.m. at Knights of Columbus, 1556 E. Fremont St., Galesburg, Illinois.

Audience members will enjoy hearing Broadway choruses, solos and ensembles from Les Miserables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cats, South Pacific, Guys and Dolls, Frozen and many more.

This special event is an annual fundraiser that will support the Nova Singers' 29th & 30th Anniversary Seasons. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students are free. Tickets will be available at the door.

The audience will also have an opportunity to purchase (for $10) chances on various prizes offered by businesses such as Four Seasons, The Cellar Restaurant, Biaggi's, Knox-Galesburg Symphony, Quad City Symphony, Nova Singers, Lagomarcino's Confectionary, Quad City Music Guild and Lavender Crest Winery.

For more information, please contact Nova Singers at nova@knox.edu. For information about recordings or other Nova Singers events, contact 309-341-7038, http://www.novasingers.com/ or visit our Facebook page!

Nova Singers, under the direction of Dr. Laura Lane, presents two performances of Voices and Keys, Saturday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Recital Hall, Knox College, Galesburg, and on Sunday, October 9 at 4:00 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Moline.

 

Discover the stunning blend of piano and choir in Nova Singers' 26th season opener.  These concerts feature the dramatic and virtuosic Mid-Winter Songs by Morten Lauridsen, a set of five songs that revolve around a common winter motif. Also included in the program are several charming part songs by Schubert and Brahms, and American folk songs, all featuring dazzling accompaniments.  Joining Nova Singers for these opening concerts is guest pianist Ashlee Mack.

 

Specializing in contemporary music, pianist Ashlee Mack has performed solo and chamber music with new-music organizations such as the Society for Chromatic Art, Vox Novus (New York City), New Music Forum (San Francisco), and the Iowa Composers Forum. She has given recitals across the United States, in Germany (Breisach and Freiburg), and Italy (American Academy in Rome). Her performances of Odds and Ends by Robert Morris and For Milton by Christian Carey will be featured on an upcoming CD commemorating Milton Babbitt. Her recording of James Romig's Transparencies was recently released on Navona Records (distributed by Capstone). Mack earned her degree in piano performance at Bucknell University where she studied with Lois Svard. She has furthered her studies with pianists Michael Adcock (Washington, DC) and Alan Huckleberry (University of Iowa). Mack is currently the Coordinator of Piano Instruction at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.

Nova Singers, a professional vocal ensemble under the direction of Dr. Laura Lane, hopes to share this fantastic listening experience with you.  Nova Singers is known for bringing a wide variety of choral music to its audiences, and for the spirit and charm the singers impart to their music.  Dr. Lane has been serving the greater Galesburg and Quad-Cities communities for over twenty-five years, bringing her passion for music and expressive singing to audiences and singers alike.

 

Tickets for this concert are available through Nova's office and at the door.  Admission is $16 for adults and $12 for seniors.  Students are admitted free of charge.  Voices and Keys is sponsored by OSF St. Mary Medical Center. Nova Singers' 2011-2012 season is partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council. For information about tickets, recordings, or other Nova Singers performances, please call Nova Singers at 309-341-7038 or email nova@knox.edu. Information is also available at www.novasingers.com.

Nova Singers, led by award-winning conductor Dr. Laura L. Lane, is celebrating its 26th season of bringing the finest choral music to audiences in Galesburg and the Quad Cities.  This season features some wonderful extras, in addition to the superb 20-voice ensemble that the region has come to know and love.  Nova opens the season on October 8th and 9th with Voices and Keys, a program consisting entirely of the stunning blend of piano and choir, including the dramatic and virtuosic Mid-Winter Songs by Morten Lauridsen.  As a special treat for A Nova Christmas in December, Nova is releasing its newest Christmas CD!  In February's Sun and Moon, Seas and Sky, Nova Singers returns to the simplicity of its 20 voices in a program that highlights the vast range of moods that the groups is able to create.  The season concludes in April with Drum Song, an exciting and unusual combination of voice and percussion, including everything from bass drum and cymbals to marimba and steel drums.

 

The full schedule of performances is as follows:

 

Voices and Keys, with Ashlee Mack, piano

Saturday, October 8, 7:30 p.m., Kresge Recital Hall, Knox College, Galesburg
Sunday, October 9, 4:00 p.m., First Congregational Church, Moline

A Nova Christmas
Friday, December 16, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport
Saturday, December 17, 7:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church, Galesburg

Sun and Moon, Sea and Sky
Saturday, February 11, 7:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church, Galesburg
Sunday, February 12, 4:00 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport

Drum Song, featuring Nikki Malley, percussion

Saturday, April 14, 7:30 p.m., Kresge Recital Hall, Knox College, Galesburg

Sunday, April 15, 4:00 p.m., First Congregational Church, Moline

 

SEASON TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW - $48 for adults, $36 for seniors.

 

Subscribers to Nova's 2011-2012 Season receive four concerts for the price of three.

 

Individual concert tickets available at the door.  Adults $16, Seniors (65+) $112, Students Free.

Nova Singers, a professional vocal ensemble under the direction of Dr. Laura Lane, hopes to share this fantastic listening experience with you.  Nova Singers is known for bringing a wide variety of choral music to its audiences, and for the spirit and charm the singers impart to their music.  Dr. Lane has been serving the greater Galesburg and Quad-Cities communities for over twenty-five years, bringing her passion for music and expressive singing to audiences and singers alike.

For more information, call Nova Singers at 309-341-7038 or e-mail nova@knox.edu. Information is also available at www.novasingers.com.  Nova Singers' 26th season is partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.

Nova Singers will kick off their 26th Season with their second "Out of the Ordinary Concert: Nova Singers and Friends," on Sunday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 1600-20th Street, Rock Island, Illinois. Current members and alumni of Nova Singers will perform everything from classical to blues, from sacred songs to Broadway hits.

Audience members will enjoy hearing jazz tunes such as "When October Goes" and "How About You?".  Many of the Nova Singers are church musicians and will offer handbell solos such as "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty", an organ solo, "Rondo", by Bull, and a vocal duet, "Be Still My Soul/ What a Friend We Have in Jesus." A Nova family will present Broadway tunes such as "Anything You Can Do" and "Dites Moi".  For the Gilbert and Sullivan fans, you'll hear "Love, Unrequited, Robs Me of My Rest". A string quartet will play a variety of pieces throughout the concert. All together, the Nova Singers, led by artistic director Laura Lane, will be performing some music from their recently recorded Christmas CD. And, for all the WVIK enthusiasts, there will be stories from Car Talk and Rock Island Lines.

This special event is a fund-raiser that will support the Nova Singers' 26th Season. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, and students are free. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, please contact Nova Singers at nova@knox.edu. For information about recordings or other Nova Singers events, contact 309-341-7038, or nova@knox.edu. Or visit our Nova Singers Facebook page!